It may sound cliche, but the best memory I have is when Freesia Dude proposed to me. It was absolutely perfect- it was our anniversary, and he took me to a private dinner on a boat at Town Lake in Austin, TX. – just the two of us. Not only was that perfect in itself, but then he asked me to marry him- he had a heart-shaped necklace in his hand with “Will you marry me?” on it, and as I looked up, he was kneeling with the ring.

I know he was really nervous about the ring. But it was wonderful! The ring he gave me was a round solitaire that had been in his family for generations- since 1888! I just love that. What was he nervous about? He knew I liked white gold, but it was yellow gold. I’ve worn that ring for 7 months, and tonight I got the stone reset into a beautiful white gold setting.

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Are you in the market for an engagement ring, wedding band, or other fine jewelry? If you’ll be in NYC on November 5-6 you might want to check out the A. Jaffe Sample Sale!

A. JAFFE SAMPLE SALE

November 5th-6th, 2009
11:00am – 8:00pm

For more information, click on the image above or visit the Michael C. Fina website.

Happy shopping!!!

Inspired by Cotton Bud’s post about wedding rings, I thought I’d share with you what we are thinking.

My engagement ring is a beautiful princess cut diamond on a simple band. I absolutely love it, but worry a bit sometimes about taking it on vacation. We just found out that our renters insurance policy only covers if it is stolen from our apartment, and not if I lost it, or if the diamond fell out (which happened to a coworker of mine). So, it makes me nervous to take it on long journeys where we’ll be swimming and hiking a lot (i.e. our honeymoon). When Cotton Bud said she was going to buy a simple band for such occasions, it inspired me!

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From aclutx70th.com

Cotton Dude and I received our wedding rings! Since we live in NYC, we went to the diamond district because we have a very, very helpful jewelry guy who gives us the best deals possible – we’re talking cost only. His office is upstairs on 47th Street in one of those strange buildings full of offices with full security and bullet proof reception desks. I guess it could be intimidating and scary for someone who’s not used to it, but it is fascinating and fun in my eyes.

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“Get the F out” is what I first said when I heard of people making their own wedding bands. Well that, and picturing some awful hammered mess of a ring. Noper, my bestie Jill and her fiance just made their own bands, and they are fantastic!

Image courtesy of The Devil's Workshop, Toronto

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When I look at people’s wedding albums, I’m always totally in love with the shots of the rings! Since I don’t want our photographer to have to spend loads of time setting up all kinds of wedding ring shots on our Big Day, I thought I would take a stab at it myself. Doing it yourself can make it a very personal image.

Take advantage of unique locations, like this one taken in Mexico

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I’m usually a pretty outspoken person, but there are some things that I keep close. I almost love this idea too much to share just because I want one- and I would want it to be as unique to Pansy Dude and I as I could possibly keep it. I think it’s that perfect little touch that makes something so special because only the two of you know about it.

Since I recently came across this on Brooklyn Bride’s Blog, I figured the cat was not only out of the bag- but half way down the street by now… and I might as well pass it on.

Photo from yoonjungyun.com

Especially if you have some kind of cryptic message that means something only to the two of you.

I already have a ring that I love but I think I want one for my right hand. Maybe on my pinky?

If you are searching for an engagement or wedding ring, or if you just feel the need to look at some bling, check out Rocktographers.

Photo from flosites.com/rocktographers

But beware. It may raise your expectations!

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This post is in response to Calla Lily Bud’s post about not having her ring for a while. I was going to post a comment, but I had too much to say, so I decided to revisit it in my own post.

When I first got engaged, the ring on my left finger felt weird. I wore rings often, but usually on my right hand or left middle finger. I never wore a ring on that finger before and it took a while to get used to. Also, I sleep with my hands under my head, and was concerned that the diamond would poke me, or I’d wake up with an indentation in my cheek. I spent the first few nights putting my ring in the box on the nightstand, and then putting it back on each morning.

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I agree with Poppy Blossom’s earlier post. I also wanted a say in the design of a ring that I was supposed to wear every day, but we went about it a little differently. Lotus dude and I had previously talked about marriage in a casual fashion. This was years before we got engaged. At that time, I mentioned to him that I wanted to be able to choose my engagement ring if he ever decided to propose.

Well, thankfully he remembered that conversation. But, he still wanted me to be surprised when he popped the question. So he proposed with a “placeholder” ring and let me know that we could choose the “final” engagement ring together. We went to see a jeweler that could arrange for custom rings. We had several discussions with her about what we were looking for, and six weeks later, I had the perfect engagement ring.

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